Ezekiel 24:1
in Ezekiel 24In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
KJV
Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
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This verse in Ezekiel 24
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAgain, in the ninth year,.... Of Jehoiachin's captivity, from which the dates of Ezekiel are, and of Zedekiah's reign, which commenced together: in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month; the month Tebet, which answers to part of our December, and part of January; so that it was at the latter end of December when this prophecy was given out; at which time Jerusalem was besieged by the king of Babylon, even in the winter season: the word of the Lord came unto me, saying; as follows:
This site's exposition
in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month
on Ezekiel 24:1-2
The chapter opens with an exact date, the ninth year, the tenth month, the tenth day. Henry reads the precision as proof offered in advance, Ezekiel naming the very day Nebuchadnezzar's siege began. Keil notes the date became a fixed fast day in the Jewish calendar, the tenth of Tebeth.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 24, Verse 1 onwards) Then in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 'Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
By the sign of Ezekiel's not mourning for the death of his wife is shown that the calamities coming upon Jerusalem were too great to be lamented, so great that they should sink down under them into a silent despair,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The prophecies in this chapter were delivered two years and five months after those of the previous section Eze 20:1. The day mentioned here was the very day on which Nebuchadnezzar completed his arrangements for the siege, and closed in the city (marginal references). After the captivity this day was regularly observed as a fast day Zec 8:19.
The ninth year - This prophecy was given in the ninth year of Zedekiah, about Thursday, the thirtieth of January, A.M. 3414; the very day in which the king of Babylon commenced the siege of Jerusalem.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֩ | vayhi | and it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֨ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֵלַ֜י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה | bashanah | in the year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| הַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ | hateshiit | <the> ninth | H8671 → | |
| בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ | bachodesh | in the month | H2320 → | 284 times |
| הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י | haasiri | <the> tenth | H6224 → | 29 times |
| בֶּעָשׂ֥וֹר | beasor | on the ten | H6218 → | 16 times |
| לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ | lachodesh | of the month | H2320 → | 284 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיְהִי֩and it came
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֨הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֵלַ֜יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
בַּשָּׁנָ֤הin the year
bashanahH8141 →877 times
הַתְּשִׁיעִית֙<the> ninth
hateshiitH8671 →
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the month
bachodeshH2320 →284 times
הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י<the> tenth
haasiriH6224 →29 times
בֶּעָשׂ֥וֹרon the ten
beasorH6218 →16 times
לַחֹ֖דֶשׁof the month
lachodeshH2320 →284 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 20:1In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 8:1
In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 31:1
In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 8:1
Through
Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 20:1
In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 1:2–3
On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
- Ezekiel 14:1
Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
- Ezekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest…
- Ezekiel 20:1
Through
Ezekiel 26:1In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
it leads to
- Ezekiel 1:2
On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 1:2
Through
Ezekiel 1:2On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
it leads to
- 2 Kings 24:12–15
Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him…
- 2 Kings 24:12–15
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.